Oh it had such a hold on me... enough of a hold to have filled a hall closet of our home top-to-bottom with boxes and boxes of cards going all the way back through the history of Magic!

There were rumors for a VERY long time that the packs of cards were laced with trace amounts of cocaine, which would explain the addiction. You could buy a huge stack of loose cards on the cheap and say "Hey that's cool I have some cards now" and never feel that adrenaline rush of opening one new pack after another looking for some "Rare" that was going to make it all worth while...